Asakusa Diary - The Staff Blog

Rikugien is one of Tokyo's beautiful landscape gardens and it was build in Edo period.

From today, Rikugien just started lighting up the sakura trees
(the cherry blossom trees) at night.
You can see the lighting up event until March 31,
There sakura trees are still in bud, but they are almost ready to burst.
If you understand Japanese, you want to call 03-3941-2351.
You can check up blooming of Rikugien's sakura 24/7. ?

Once you decide the date to go there, bring this ticket with you,
and you can get a discount of entrance fee (300 yen→240 yen).

This ticket is included other gardens in Tokyo, like Hama-rikyu Gardens,
Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens and so on.

This ticket is available at our hostel. Get it hurry before running out.

Rokugien Garden
Location: 6-chome, Moto Komagome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
Access : JR, Tokyo-Metro Nanboku-sen line, Komagome Station, 7-minute walk.
Toei-Chikatetu-Mitasen line, Sengoku Station, 10-minute walk.
Open hours: 9:00-20:30 (closed at 21:00)